quazar

quazar

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  1. PICU to L&D/MB

    quazar replied to nycnurse24's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I can't speak from personal experience, but I worked with a nurse who was a former PICU nurse, and she was fantastic. L&D of course has sad/stressful/horrific moments, but not like PICU. My...

  2. Does anyone else ever envy their patients?

    quazar replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    God, no. I'm usually handing them a newborn, and I am *so* over that stage of my life. Newborns are cute, but those things don't sleep,

  3. ER nurse stabbed by patient

    quazar replied to BCgradnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I saw ZdoggMD's facebook post about that yesterday. So scary. I have never experienced that level of violence at work and hope I never

  4. Responding to annoying co-worker who asks you to work for them every week?

    quazar replied to NurseUnforgetable's topic in General Nursing

    Best advice I ever got, and that I remind myself of often: "No" is a complete

  5. PSA

    quazar replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    OMG that is insane! I'll definitely remember that,

  6. Lying to Patients. Is it for the Best?

    quazar replied to bluemoon28's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I guess I am guilty of lying to patients if you count lying by omission. In that I don't tell them, "your baby is having xyz decel, which means xyz, which means we need to do xyz intervention." I...

  7. Lying to Patients. Is it for the Best?

    quazar replied to bluemoon28's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I guess I am guilty of lying to patients if you count lying by omission. In that I don't tell them, "your baby is having xyz decel, which means xyz, which means we need to do xyz intervention." I...

  8. C Section Post-Op Rx

    quazar replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, that's not "pendulum too far," that's negligence. The first time a c-section mom gets up to go to the bathroom, I don't care if her nurse is busy, then SOMEONE needs to be there to help her, be...

  9. C Section Post-Op Rx

    quazar replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Here, maybe this will help provide clarity. The AAP has a table of medications "usually compatible with breastfeeding" in this PDF. Table 6, starting on page 5....

  10. C Section Post-Op Rx

    quazar replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    The pediatricians, obstetricians, midwives, and lactation consultants I work with all disagree with you, but okay. *shrug* Did you read the

  11. Just had to Heimlich a kid

    quazar replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    You are awesome!! Kudos for keeping a cool head! When my own CHILD choked I totally froze. It was my husband that did the heimlich. Mommy

  12. C Section Post-Op Rx

    quazar replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    I know this probably sounds evil, but it is normal to expect the mother to participate in and perform baby care after a c-section, even 1 or 2 days after. It's part of the care plan, in fact, to get...

  13. Can posting about a friend breach HIPAA?

    quazar replied to MOVAN15's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    OMG Mi Vida Loca!!! That's NUTS. Whoa. So glad you got out of it and how horrible of her to try to throw you under the bus like

  14. ZDoggMD

    quazar replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    Love

  15. Gossiping at the workplace

    quazar replied to MissNurs2016's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    BTDT, got the t-shirt. Keep your mouth shut and your ears open. Never take sides, never participate. Walk away from the nurses's station when things get heated (suddenly have to pee/check on your...

  16. Can posting about a friend breach HIPAA?

    quazar replied to MOVAN15's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Lord almighty. Scenarios like yours are what lead me to a) never be friends with coworkers on social media and b) never talk about work or anyone's medical condition on social media and c) keep my...

  17. Okay, I have a dumb question.

    quazar posted a topic in General Nursing

    I see all these posts in the student section (and here) about TEAS and HESI. Y'all, I have NO recollection of taking such an exam to get into nursing school. Maybe I blocked it out? I don't even...

  18. Okay, I have a dumb question.

    quazar replied to quazar's topic in General Nursing

    Whew! Thanks for the replies, I was really starting to worry about my already spotty mom-memory (kids suck out brain cells, I

  19. Needed to vent a bit

    quazar replied to I<3NEPatriots's topic in General Nursing

    I hate it when people do that. I think your working conditions are deplorable, and definitely think you need to report it to the labor board. They HAVE to be guilty of violating

  20. Needed to vent a bit

    quazar replied to I<3NEPatriots's topic in General Nursing

    It was awful!! Yes, one of our (senior) residents actually called management in the middle of a horrible shift told mgmt we were drowning and asked them to come help. Management refused. You know...

  21. Can posting about a friend breach HIPAA?

    quazar replied to MOVAN15's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    No, no violation at all. You weren't her nurse, and any information you shared was shared with her consent, and it wasn't PHI such as her diagnosis, her lab results, etc.

  22. C Section Post-Op Rx

    quazar replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Toradol worked great for both of my c-sections. I was onto motrin only at the time of discharge. Everyone is different. Edited to add for clarity: not all women have a great recovery from...

  23. C Section Post-Op Rx

    quazar replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Because it has been proven safe (I actually worked as a mother baby nurse when some of the trials for this drug were going on to determine if it was safe for breastfeeding, among other things, way...

  24. C Section Post-Op Rx

    quazar replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    We do what Klone's hospital does, with the exception that Toradol is given q6h for a full 24h before being dc'd. Once po meds are being taken, even if the toradol is still being given, they can take...

  25. Concerned about a coworker on stimulants whose heart rate is 110

    quazar replied to farawayisland's topic in General Nursing

    My resting heart rate is 70-ish. Until I drink my usual 3 cups of coffee, then it's off to PVC town. Mmmmmmmmm, coffeeeeeeee. Dee-licious, heart-jumpy goodness in a cup.